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Underage Sex
Why are more and more children participating?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.When I was at school (I'm now 33) there was a fair amount sex occuring, but there was also a lot of people scared of the consequences. I appreciate I will get shot down in flames for this, but those who were concerned tended to have more to lose - likely university place and career, as well as having to face the disappointment of their parents and wider family.
Those that did get pregnant tended to be from young, large families, and they typically had older boyfriends starting out in jobs and driving a souped up Cortina.
I suspect that history repeats itself, and you are most likely take on the morals and views that you were brought up with. Whether those views are 'right' or 'wrong' depends on whether you agree with them.
I also agree that education is sorely lacking. I had no sex education at school, but I did (and still do) have wonderful parents and I can vividly remember my Dad building up the courage to tell me the facts of life. I guees the girl who had a baby in the staff room didn't have the advantages that I was so lucky to receive.
Finally in my little tirade, where is the moral guidance coming from? The tabloids? TV reality programs (never seen one, but do hear stories...)? Celebs? The Beckhams? The Church? The Government? It cannot be left to the parents alone.
Bangkok. Thanks for your great answer. I agree it can't be left to parents alone, but parents should provide the skills which can allow their children to make reasoned judgements and help them to understand about peer and media pressure etc.
Thanks Andy for your views. Very much the same as mine. I also strongly believe that we have become too materialistic in our wants rather than our needs. A parent's time is far more valuable than all the things you can buy your child.
I'll try!
natalie_1982: hair extensions at 3? What the...?! Poor kid.
The sad truth is that for many young people out there, 'celebrities' like Jade Goodey are their role models. How do we expect them to turn out if they follow examples like that? Don't get me wrong, I don't think Jade could have turned out any other way and she is a decent girl at heart, but 2 kids already by a partner she's no longer with?